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Written by Kevin Drum
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Wednesday, 04 March 2009 17:15 |
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Barack Obama supports a provision in the spending bill before Congress that would allow Cuban-Americans to visit relatives on the island once a year and end limits on the sale of American food and medicines in Cuba. |
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Cuba awaits deep-sea oil boom |
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Written by WILL WEISSERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Sunday, 01 March 2009 13:07 |
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It has been four years since U.S. experts said the island is potentially sitting on nearly 10 billion barrels of deep-sea oil, revealing for Cuba an enormous economic Catch-22. |
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Visiting the cigar factory |
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Written by Peter Coyote
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Sunday, 01 March 2009 13:00 |
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Today I'm visiting El Laguito, the Cohiba factory where only Castro's own cigars and his gifts for diplomats and heads of state were once made. The factory is in a lovely pale-yellow mansion, formerly owned by a sugar magnate, has marble floors, stained glass windows, high ceilings and perfectly cared for grounds. In the interior office of the director, Miguel Brown Vaillaint, a muscular, relaxed, black man of obvious confidence and physical strength, smiles and insists that we have a coffee together before making the tour. Cuban coffee in Cuba in the Cohiba factory sounds like a great idea to me. |
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Cuba eyes biotech corn for tropical climes |
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Written by AFP
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 22:10 |
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Cuba is developing genetically modified corn (maize) that can be used with strong herbicides and are resistant to the boundless appetite of the fall armyworm, a major threat to tropical nations' corn crops, official media reported Saturday. |
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Castor Calls For U.S.-Cuba Charter Flights From TIA |
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Written by TED JACKOVICS
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 01:59 |
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Tampa International Airport could become the fourth U.S. airport to serve U.S.-Cuba charter flights under a request by U.S. Rep Kathy Castor, D-Tampa. In a Feb. 3 letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Castor said the move would improve travel prospects for thousands of Bay area Cuban-Americans. Those who qualify under U.S. restrictions to visit Cuba from the United States must fly from Miami, New York or Los Angeles. |
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Group urges Obama to unilaterally ease Cuba policy |
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Written by Reuter UK - Pascal Fletcher
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Friday, 27 February 2009 12:29 |
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President Barack Obama should roll back U.S. curbs on Cuba to encourage democratic change without waiting for Havana to make reforms first, a group of diplomats, academics and opinion leaders said on Thursday. |
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US food sales to Cuba seen boosted by pending law |
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Written by Reuters UK
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Friday, 27 February 2009 07:04 |
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Legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and now awaiting a vote in the Senate would eliminate some of the obstacles to trade created by the embargo and toughened under former President George W. Bush. |
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US moves to ease sanctions on Cuba |
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Written by ABC News
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Friday, 27 February 2009 07:02 |
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US politicians have thrown their support behind a bill that eases some of the sanctions against Cuba. |
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